Garmin Forerunner 570 42mm vs Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic LTE 43mm

Size, specs & wrist fit compared

Garmin Forerunner 570 42mm Part 010-02970-00

Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic LTE 43mm

Which one fits you

Both need much the same wrist: neither overhangs from 15 cm (5.9 in) round, and both are in their sweet spot around 16–18 cm. Wrist size will not decide between these two.

What else differs

Screen: the Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic LTE 43mm has the larger screen, 1.3 in across against 1.2 in on the Garmin Forerunner 570 42mm.
Battery: 10 days for the Garmin Forerunner 570 42mm against 38.4 hours for the Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic LTE 43mm in everyday use.
Only the Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic LTE 43mm has a sapphire lens.

The Garmin Forerunner 570 42mm and Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic LTE 43mm share a near-identical 42.4mm case, so on the wrist the difference is thickness and weight.

2mm thinner, the Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic LTE 43mm is the one that slides under a shirt cuff.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic LTE 43mm is 0.1mm wider, 2mm thinner and 10g heavier than the Garmin Forerunner 570 42mm.

Garmin

Forerunner 570 42mm

Samsung

Galaxy Watch6 Classic LTE 43mm

Case width

42.4mm

42.5mm+0.1mm

Thickness

12.9mm

10.9mm−2mm

Weight

42g

52g+10g

Garmin Forerunner 570 42mm or Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic LTE 43mm by wrist size

Wrist round (mm left each side)	Garmin Forerunner 570 42mm≈49mm lug to lug, est.	Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic LTE 43mm≈49mm lug to lug, est.
14 cm / 5.5 in	Overhangs (1.9mm over)	Overhangs (1.9mm over)
15 cm / 5.9 in	Overhangs (0.3mm over)	Overhangs (0.3mm over)
16 cm / 6.3 in	Sweet spot (1.3mm)	Sweet spot (1.3mm)
17 cm / 6.7 in	Sweet spot (2.9mm)	Sweet spot (2.9mm)
18 cm / 7.1 in	Balanced (4.5mm)	Balanced (4.5mm)
19 cm / 7.5 in	Balanced (6.1mm)	Balanced (6.1mm)
20 cm / 7.9 in	Balanced (7.8mm)	Balanced (7.8mm)